RECON: TNO occultation with 01KO77

Event between 01KO77 and star GA0740:12277435 with event index number of 194688

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/26 10:05:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:49:44.2 -15:05:53
Equinox of date position of star is 17:50:50.9 -15:06:10
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 109 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.5 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 381 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3241 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26502.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01KO77, (2019/06/26 10:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.3 -26:28:25  0.9 21.89 125
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.8 -15:44:52  2.6  9.51 118
PPM 233599     17:48:43.5 -14:43:54  5.9  0.63 109
PPM 233690     17:53:11.1 -15:01:47  8.2  0.57 108
PPM 233642     17:51:17.3 -15:12:03  9.2  0.14 109
01KO77         17:50:51.1 -15:06:10 14.8       109
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.0 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=1.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 10:03:56 -11.8 NT Up 16.7 218.8 Really Low 09:48:56 - 10:18:56 10051
Summerland 10:03:56 -12.1 AT Up 17.1 218.6 Really Low 09:48:56 - 10:18:56 10039
Penticton 10:03:56 -12.2 AT Up 17.1 218.7 Really Low 09:48:56 - 10:18:56 10035
Okanagan Falls 10:03:55 -12.3 AT Up 17.3 218.7 Really Low 09:48:55 - 10:18:55 10026
Oliver 10:03:55 -12.5 AT Up 17.4 218.8 Really Low 09:48:55 - 10:18:55 10018
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:03:54 -12.6 AT Up 17.4 219.0 Really Low 09:48:54 - 10:18:54 10008
Oroville 10:03:54 -12.6 AT Up 17.5 218.9 Really Low 09:48:54 - 10:18:54 10005
Tonasket 10:03:53 -12.8 AT Up 17.7 219.0 Really Low 09:48:53 - 10:18:53 9993
Okanogan 10:03:53 -13.2 AT Up 18.0 218.9 Really Low 09:48:53 - 10:18:53 9977
Brewster 10:03:54 -13.5 AT Up 18.3 218.8 Really Low 09:48:54 - 10:18:54 9965
Manson/Chelan 10:03:53 -13.8 AT Up 18.6 218.5 Really Low 09:48:53 - 10:18:53 9957
Entiat 10:03:53 -14.0 AT Up 18.8 218.4 Really Low 09:48:53 - 10:18:53 9947
Wenatchee 10:03:53 -14.3 AT Up 19.1 218.4 Really Low 09:48:53 - 10:18:53 9934
Ellensburg 10:03:52 -14.7 AT Up 19.5 218.3 Really Low 09:48:52 - 10:18:52 9914
Yakima 10:03:51 -15.1 AT Up 19.8 218.4 Really Low 09:48:51 - 10:18:51 9893
Toppenish/White Swan 10:03:51 -15.2 AT Up 19.9 218.6 Really Low 09:48:51 - 10:18:51 9880
Pasco 10:03:48 -14.9 AT Up 19.5 219.7 Really Low 09:48:48 - 10:18:48 9863
Goldendale 10:03:50 -15.8 AT Up 20.5 218.3 Low 09:48:50 - 10:18:50 9853
PNWRO 10:03:46 -15.0 AT Up 19.6 220.0 Really Low 09:48:46 - 10:18:46 9847
George/Umatilla 10:03:47 -15.3 AT Up 19.8 219.6 Really Low 09:48:47 - 10:18:47 9846
The Dalles 10:03:52 -16.1 AT Up 20.9 218.0 Low 09:48:52 - 10:18:52 9843
Maupin 10:03:50 -16.5 AT Up 21.2 218.2 Low 09:48:50 - 10:18:50 9819
Madras/Culver 10:03:49 -17.0 AT Up 21.6 218.3 Low 09:48:49 - 10:18:49 9789
Sisters 10:03:49 -17.4 AT Up 22.1 218.0 Low 09:48:49 - 10:18:49 9774
Redmond 10:03:48 -17.3 AT Up 21.9 218.3 Low 09:48:48 - 10:18:48 9769
Bend 10:03:49 -17.6 AT Up 22.1 218.3 Low 09:48:49 - 10:18:49 9758
Oregon Observatory 10:03:48 -17.8 AT Up 22.3 218.2 Low 09:48:48 - 10:18:48 9749
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:03:48 -18.0 AT Up 22.5 218.2 Low 09:48:48 - 10:18:48 9737
North Lake 10:03:46 -18.1 Dark Up 22.6 218.8 Low 09:48:46 - 10:18:46 9707
Chiloquin 10:03:47 -19.1 Dark Up 23.6 218.1 Low 09:48:47 - 10:18:47 9675
Paisley 10:03:44 -18.5 Dark Up 22.9 219.3 Low 09:48:44 - 10:18:44 9671
Klamath Falls 10:03:46 -19.3 Dark Up 23.8 218.3 Low 09:48:46 - 10:18:46 9653
Lakeview 10:03:42 -18.9 Dark Up 23.2 219.6 Low 09:48:42 - 10:18:42 9639
Tulelake 10:03:44 -19.5 Dark Up 23.9 218.7 Low 09:48:44 - 10:18:44 9634
Cedarville 10:03:40 -19.4 Dark Up 23.6 220.0 Low 09:48:40 - 10:18:40 9597
Fall River/Burney 10:03:43 -20.3 Dark Up 24.5 219.0 Low 09:48:43 - 10:18:43 9578
Susanville 10:03:39 -20.5 Dark Up 24.7 219.8 Low 09:48:39 - 10:18:39 9532
Greenville 10:03:39 -20.9 Dark Up 25.0 219.6 Low 09:48:39 - 10:18:39 9517
Gimple 10:03:40 -20.9 Dark Up 25.0 219.7 Low 09:48:40 - 10:18:40 9516
Quincy 10:03:39 -21.1 Dark Up 25.2 219.7 Low 09:48:39 - 10:18:39 9504
Portola 10:03:38 -21.0 Dark Up 25.1 220.2 Low 09:48:38 - 10:18:38 9491
Reno 10:03:36 -21.0 Dark Up 24.9 220.8 Low 09:48:36 - 10:18:36 9468
Carson City 10:03:34 -21.3 Dark Up 25.2 221.0 Low 09:48:34 - 10:18:34 9445
Gardnerville 10:03:34 -21.5 Dark Up 25.4 221.1 Low 09:48:34 - 10:18:34 9428
Yerington 10:03:32 -21.2 Dark Up 25.0 221.6 Low 09:48:32 - 10:18:32 9426
Hawthorne 10:03:30 -21.4 Dark Up 25.1 222.2 Low 09:48:30 - 10:18:30 9390
Lee Vining 10:03:30 -22.1 Dark Up 25.8 221.9 Low 09:48:30 - 10:18:30 9357
Tonopah 10:03:25 -21.2 Dark Up 24.7 223.6 Low 09:48:25 - 10:18:25 9345
Niwot 10:03:01 -14.0 AT Up 16.4 232.9 Really Low 09:48:01 - 10:18:01 9337
SwRI 10:03:00 -14.1 AT Up 16.5 232.8 Really Low 09:48:00 - 10:18:00 9331
Bishop 10:03:27 -22.3 Dark Up 25.8 222.8 Low 09:48:27 - 10:18:27 9309
Beatty 10:03:22 -22.0 Dark Up 25.3 224.4 Low 09:48:22 - 10:18:22 9261
Lone Pine 10:03:25 -22.8 Dark Up 26.2 223.3 Low 09:48:25 - 10:18:25 9253
Indian Springs 10:03:18 -21.8 Dark Up 24.9 225.4 Low 09:48:18 - 10:18:18 9227
CPSLO 10:03:30 -25.0 Dark Up 28.6 221.5 Low 09:48:30 - 10:18:30 9187
Henderson 10:03:15 -22.0 Dark Up 24.9 226.1 Low 09:48:15 - 10:18:15 9181
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:03:13 -22.4 Dark Up 25.3 226.4 Low 09:48:13 - 10:18:13 9140
Patrick 10:03:11 -21.9 Dark Up 24.7 227.3 Low 09:48:11 - 10:18:11 9124
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:03:12 -22.5 Dark Up 25.3 226.8 Low 09:48:12 - 10:18:12 9114
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:03:10 -22.2 Dark Up 24.9 227.2 Low 09:48:10 - 10:18:10 9110
Mohave Valley 10:03:12 -22.7 Dark Up 25.4 226.9 Low 09:48:12 - 10:18:12 9094
DCO 10:03:08 -21.9 Dark Up 24.5 228.0 Low 09:48:08 - 10:18:08 9093
Wildwood 10:03:21 -25.2 Dark Up 28.4 223.7 Low 09:48:21 - 10:18:21 9080
Lake Havasu City 10:03:10 -22.9 Dark Up 25.6 227.2 Low 09:48:10 - 10:18:10 9062
Parker 10:03:09 -23.2 Dark Up 25.8 227.4 Low 09:48:09 - 10:18:09 9036
Idyllwild 10:03:16 -24.7 Dark Up 27.5 225.5 Low 09:48:16 - 10:18:16 9033
Blythe 10:03:09 -23.8 Dark Up 26.3 227.3 Low 09:48:09 - 10:18:09 9001
Calipatria 10:03:11 -24.6 Dark Up 27.2 226.7 Low 09:48:11 - 10:18:11 8975
Yuma 10:03:07 -24.5 Dark Up 27.0 227.6 Low 09:48:07 - 10:18:07 8932

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

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Star training set for 01KO77, (2019/06/26 10:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.89 125
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.51 118
PPM 233599     17:47:36.7 -14:43:33  5.9  0.63 109
PPM 233690     17:52:04.2 -15:01:34  8.2  0.57 108
PPM 233642     17:50:10.3 -15:11:47  9.2  0.14 109
01KO77         17:49:44.2 -15:05:53 14.8       109
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:20:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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